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Albanian capital third most expensive in the region

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:16
Tirana, the capital of Albania, is the third most expensive place to live in the Western Balkans, after Budva and Belgrade, the Numbeo 2023 Cost of Living report has found. The report takes a snapshot of daily costs across the...
Categories: European Union

EU should agree remaining climate laws by summer, Sweden says

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:15
The European Union aims to finish negotiations by July on laws to deliver its 2030 climate change target, although a contentious overhaul of fossil fuel taxes will likely take longer, Sweden's ambassadors to the bloc said on Monday (9 January).
Categories: European Union

Swedish presidency gets to work on Kosovo EU membership application

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:14
Sweden, which holds the six-month rotating Presidency of the European Council, has started consultations regarding Kosovo’s membership application which was filed in December. Kosovo which declared independence from Serbia in 2008 is currently left out of the EU, Council of...
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian Constitutional Court opens case on military aid to Ukraine

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:10
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court will examine a request to assess the decision to provide military support to Ukraine, filed by pro-Russian populist party Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov on behalf of his party. In December, parliament lawmakers decided to provide military support to...
Categories: European Union

Lula slams far-right ‘terrorism’ as Brazil clears protest camps

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:07
Brazilian security forces cleared protest camps Monday (10 January) and arrested 1,500 people as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned "acts of terrorism" after a far-right mob stormed the seat of power, unleashing chaos on the capital.
Categories: European Union

ECB will continue hiking rates, Croatia central bank governor says

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:04
The European Central Bank (ECB) will continue raising its interest rate this year, depending on inflationary pressures and the effect of previous rate hikes, the central bank governor of the newest eurozone member, Croatia, told EURACTIV in an interview.
Categories: European Union

Czech court acquits Babis in EU subsidy fraud case

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:58
The Prague Court acquitted former prime minister and presidential candidate Andrej Babiš for alleged fraud in the so-called Stork Nest case involving the alleged illegal tapping of €2 million in EU subsidies to build a congress centre. In a ruling...
Categories: European Union

Polish MEP slams recovery bill based on deal with Commission, cites Timmermans

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:58
The European Commission cannot dictate laws to member states nor agree on bills with governments before they are adopted by national parliaments, social democrat MEP Robert Biedroń (S&D), quoting Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans, while referring to the new Supreme Court...
Categories: European Union

Portuguese flag carrier to face week-long cabin crew union strike

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:56
The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel will go ahead with plans to give notice of the seven-day strike to be staged at the end of January by cabin crew working for the national flag carrier TAP, the National...
Categories: European Union

Meloni, von der Leyen take stock of Europe’s burning issues

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:55
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met at government headquarters in Rome to discuss the burning topics of migration, the war in Ukraine and the national recovery plan. Meloni and von der Leyen...
Categories: European Union

UK, EU agree ‘way forward’ on data sharing in step to ending N.Ireland trade row

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:49
Britain and the European Union agreed a way forward on data-sharing on Monday (9 January), in a step towards resolving issues stemming from post-Brexit rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, the two sides said in a joint statement.
Categories: European Union

Britain’s groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:43
Britain's attempt to become the first European nation to launch satellites into space ended in bitter disappointment early on Tuesday (10 January) when Virgin Orbit said its rocket had suffered an anomaly that prevented it from reaching orbit.
Categories: European Union

Sweden, US discuss military cooperation amid continued NATO freeze

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:42
Sweden and the US held discussions on increasing military cooperation as Turkey and Hungary continue to block NATO membership for the country, Defence Minister Pål Jonson announced Monday. Closer military cooperation between the countries would include the US possibly storing...
Categories: European Union

Finns divided over NATO permanent bases

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:41
Finns are divided over permanent NATO bases and their country’s role in the alliance, but an overwhelming majority favour future membership, a survey published by MTV3 on Monday has found. The survey asked what people thought of setting up a...
Categories: European Union

Beleaguered Austrian government heads into multi-day retreat

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:39
Faced with an energy crisis, a war on Europe’s doorstep, low polling figures, and still reeling from the wake of COVID-19, the Austrian government hopes to regain its bearings by going on retreat to the picturesque town of Mauerbach. Few...
Categories: European Union

French government wants to maintain hunting on weekends

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:39
Hunting will continue to be allowed on weekends in France, according to a government plan presented on Monday that has left environmentalists disappointed but still needs parliament approval. Eagerly awaited by environmentalists and the hunting community, the plan lays out...
Categories: European Union

German minister wants to ban semi-automatic guns after new year riots

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:38
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for tighter gun control following new years’ riots and a far-right coup that have recently shaken Germany, though her very own coalition partners may well thwart such plans. According to a draft document cited...
Categories: European Union

EU summons Iran ambassador to voice outrage at executions

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:32
The EU summoned Iran's ambassador to the bloc on 9 January and told him it was appalled by the executions at the weekend of two Iranians arrested in the course of a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in the country.
Categories: European Union

Croatian PM asks retailers to cut euro-inflated prices by Friday

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:28
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said his government had “an arsenal of tools” to punish those who raised prices after the country adopted the euro last week and said “they have time until Friday” to return prices to previous levels. Prices...
Categories: European Union

Slovak experts predict more stable gas prices for 2023

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 06:27
Europe will survive this winter if countries continue to reduce energy consumption, with Slovak households rather than companies benefitting the most from government intervention, energy experts said in a survey conducted by Denník N. According to experts, gas prices will...
Categories: European Union

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